As the last week of January draws to an end, here are some of the most interesting and important events of the week, captured by photographers from across the globe.
© Sputnik / Julien Mattia / Go to the mediabankLocals cross a flooded street in a boat in Paris, France.
Locals cross a flooded street in a boat in Paris, France.
© AFP 2023 / Kelly NylandActor Samara Weaving arrives for the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Exposition Center on January 21, 2018, in Los Angeles, California, the US.
Actor Samara Weaving arrives for the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Exposition Center on January 21, 2018, in Los Angeles, California, the US.
© REUTERS / StringerRescue workers and police officers stand near derailed trains in Pioltello, on the outskirts of Milan, Italy, January 25, 2018.
Rescue workers and police officers stand near derailed trains in Pioltello, on the outskirts of Milan, Italy, January 25, 2018.
© REUTERS / Hannibal HanschkeGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a reception of German carnival societies at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 23, 2018.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a reception of German carnival societies at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 23, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Bulent KilicA Turkish girl leans out of a car window to have a look as Turkish army tanks and soldiers gather close to the Syrian border at Hassa, in Hatay province on January 21, 2018.
A Turkish girl leans out of a car window to have a look as Turkish army tanks and soldiers gather close to the Syrian border at Hassa, in Hatay province on January 21, 2018.
© Sputnik / Maksim Bogodvid / Go to the mediabankParticipants perform at the XXth beauty pageant "Miss Tatarstan-2018" in Kazan, Russia.
Participants perform at the XXth beauty pageant "Miss Tatarstan-2018" in Kazan, Russia.
© AFP 2023 / Juan BarretoA demonstrator throws a Molotov cocktail at riot police during clashes in Caracas on January 22, 2018 which erupted during a protest to condemn the death of dissident former police officer Oscar Perez - gunned down in a bloody police operation on February 16.
A demonstrator throws a Molotov cocktail at riot police during clashes in Caracas on January 22, 2018 which erupted during a protest to condemn the death of dissident former police officer Oscar Perez - gunned down in a bloody police operation on February 16.
© Sputnik / Alexandr Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankAthletes club are swimming in an ice hole on the lake in the Leninsky district of Novosibirsk, Siberia, while it's -36 degrees Celsius.
Athletes club are swimming in an ice hole on the lake in the Leninsky district of Novosibirsk, Siberia, while it's -36 degrees Celsius.
© REUTERS / Charles PlatiauModels present creations by designer Bertrand Guyon as part of his Spring-Summer 2018 Haute Couture fashion show for fashion house Schiaparelli in Paris, France, January 22, 2018.
Models present creations by designer Bertrand Guyon as part of his Spring-Summer 2018 Haute Couture fashion show for fashion house Schiaparelli in Paris, France, January 22, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Orlando SierraA supporter of the presidential candidate for the Honduran Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship for the past election, Salvador Nasralla, lies on the street in front of police officers during a demonstration against the contested re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa on January 21, 2018.
The opposition called for a "national strike" on Saturday to focus on blocking the country's main roads ahead of the start of the president's new term in office on January 27. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds jailed since Hernandez was declared the winner of the November 26 run-off election -- but only after a three week stretch of often-interrupted ballot counting that stoked tensions and sparked accusations of fraud in the Central American country.
The opposition called for a "national strike" on Saturday to focus on blocking the country's main roads ahead of the start of the president's new term in office on January 27. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds jailed since Hernandez was declared the winner of the November 26 run-off election -- but only after a three week stretch of often-interrupted ballot counting that stoked tensions and sparked accusations of fraud in the Central American country.
A supporter of the presidential candidate for the Honduran Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship for the past election, Salvador Nasralla, lies on the street in front of police officers during a demonstration against the contested re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa on January 21, 2018.
The opposition called for a "national strike" on Saturday to focus on blocking the country's main roads ahead of the start of the president's new term in office on January 27. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds jailed since Hernandez was declared the winner of the November 26 run-off election -- but only after a three week stretch of often-interrupted ballot counting that stoked tensions and sparked accusations of fraud in the Central American country.
The opposition called for a "national strike" on Saturday to focus on blocking the country's main roads ahead of the start of the president's new term in office on January 27. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds jailed since Hernandez was declared the winner of the November 26 run-off election -- but only after a three week stretch of often-interrupted ballot counting that stoked tensions and sparked accusations of fraud in the Central American country.
© REUTERS / ParwizAfghan men inspect a burnt and damaged building at the site of a blast and gunfire in Jalalabad, Afghanistan January 25, 2018.
Afghan men inspect a burnt and damaged building at the site of a blast and gunfire in Jalalabad, Afghanistan January 25, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Miguel Riopa People take part in the "Domingo Fareleiro" (Floury Sunday in Galician) festival in the village of Xinzo de Limia, northwestern Spain, on January 21, 2018.
People take part in the "Domingo Fareleiro" (Floury Sunday in Galician) festival in the village of Xinzo de Limia, northwestern Spain, on January 21, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Eric FeferbergA member of feminist movement Femen group with lettering on her body reading "medically assisted procreation for all" gestures next to an anti riot police in Paris on January 21, 2018 during a "March for life" demonstration against abortion and medically assisted procreation.
A member of feminist movement Femen group with lettering on her body reading "medically assisted procreation for all" gestures next to an anti riot police in Paris on January 21, 2018 during a "March for life" demonstration against abortion and medically assisted procreation.
© AFP 2023 / Gulshan KhanMiss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters blows a kiss as she leaves in a car after arriving home to South Africa for the first time after being crowned at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on January 24, 2018.
Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters blows a kiss as she leaves in a car after arriving home to South Africa for the first time after being crowned at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on January 24, 2018.
© REUTERS / Enrique CalvoRevellers dressed as devils walk among fireworks during "Correfocs" (fire runs), traditional celebrations in eastern Spain with people dressed as dancing devils while lighting fireworks among crowds of spectators, to mark the end of the local festivities in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, January 21, 2018.
Revellers dressed as devils walk among fireworks during "Correfocs" (fire runs), traditional celebrations in eastern Spain with people dressed as dancing devils while lighting fireworks among crowds of spectators, to mark the end of the local festivities in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, January 21, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Tang Chhin SothyA Cambodian man rides his motorbike loaded with bananas along a street in Phnom Penh on January 23, 2018.
A Cambodian man rides his motorbike loaded with bananas along a street in Phnom Penh on January 23, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Alain JocardModels present lingerie creations during a fashion show, as part of the International lingerie fair, on January 20, 2018 in Paris.
Models present lingerie creations during a fashion show, as part of the International lingerie fair, on January 20, 2018 in Paris.
© AFP 2023 / Claude ParisCarmen Zander performs with a tiger during the gala of the 42nd Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco on January 23, 2018.
Carmen Zander performs with a tiger during the gala of the 42nd Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco on January 23, 2018.
© REUTERS / StringerA resident and his water buffalo walk at a river, while the Mayon volcano spews ash in Guniobatan, Albay Province, Philippines January 23, 2018.
A resident and his water buffalo walk at a river, while the Mayon volcano spews ash in Guniobatan, Albay Province, Philippines January 23, 2018.
© Sputnik / Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankParticipants of the show before the match dedicated to the 90th birthday of Alexander Gomelsky in the CSKA Universal Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia.
Participants of the show before the match dedicated to the 90th birthday of Alexander Gomelsky in the CSKA Universal Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia.